筋肉痛(きんにくつう)

きんにくつう
noun
muscle pain; muscle soreness; DOMS
1. muscle pain, muscle soreness
Pain or stiffness in muscles, typically occurring after exercise or physical exertion.
久(ひさ)しぶりに運動(うんどう)したら筋肉痛(きんにくつう)になった。
I got muscle soreness after exercising for the first time in a while.
筋肉痛(きんにくつう)がひどくて}{階段(かいだん)を上(のぼ)れない。
The muscle pain is so bad I can't climb stairs.
筋肉痛(きんにくつう)は運動(うんどう)の翌日(よくじつ)から二日後(ふつかご)に来(く)ることが多(おお)い。
Muscle soreness often comes one to two days after exercise.
筋肉痛(きんにくつう)を和(やわ)らげるためにストレッチをする。
I do stretches to ease the muscle pain.

MEDICAL/HEALTH TERM:
筋肉痛(きんにくつう) refers to muscle soreness, particularly the delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) that occurs after exercise.

CAUSES:

  • 運動(うんどう)の後(あと): After exercise
  • 久(ひさ)しぶりの運動(うんどう): Exercise after a long break
  • 筋(きん)トレ: Weight training
  • 登山(とざん): Mountain climbing

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 筋肉痛(きんにくつう)になる: to get muscle pain
  • 筋肉痛(きんにくつう)が来(く)る: muscle pain sets in
  • 筋肉痛(きんにくつう)が残(のこ)る: muscle pain lingers
  • 筋肉痛(きんにくつう)が取(と)れる: muscle pain goes away

COLLOQUIAL NOTE:
In casual speech, people often joke about 筋肉痛(きんにくつう) being delayed as a sign of aging (年(とし)を取(と)った証拠(しょうこ)), though this is not scientifically accurate.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 筋肉(きんにく): muscle
  • 痛(つう): pain (suffix)
  • 筋(きん)トレ: weight training
  • 腰痛(ようつう): back pain
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Added 2026.1.17 17:49 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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